Caloptilia sapina

(Caloptilia sapina)

Description

Caloptilia sapina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia and South Africa. The larvae feed on Sapium ellipticum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very irregular, semi-transparent or transparent blotch-mine.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Caloptilia
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